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JEROME E. BLANC, OF NEWT YORK, N. Y.

SELF-OPERATING LADYS STOO L.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,202, dated December 23, 1890'.

Application led June 1'7, 1890. Serial No. 355,902. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEROME E. BLANC, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented cert-aiu new and useful Improvements in Self-Operating LadiesStools, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to improvements in a self-operating ladys stool for purposes of operating or washing; and the novelty consists in the peculiar construction, combination, and arrangement of the various parts for service, substantially as hereinafter set forth.

The primary object of my invention is to provide means whereby a folding stool may upon manipulation, as by raising the detachable cover of the seat, so adjust itself as to be converted into an appliance whereby any person seated upon the same maybe enabled, with the aid of the reiiecting-mirror thereto secured, to bathe with ease and comfort, while at the same time an opportunity is aiforded for an examination of the parts to be treated, the invention being adapted for ladies use with or without the aid of a physician.

In attaining the desired end I provide means simple, strong, and durable in construction, thoroughly effective, and cheap of manufacture.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification, Figure l represents a front elevation of an article constructed according to my invention, partly broken away to show the interior parts; Fig. 2, a vertical section of the same on. the line x or, Fig. l; Fig. 3, a vertical section on the line y y of Fig. 4, the stool being represented in an open or operating position; and Fig. A is a top view of my appliance when open ready for use.

Like letters of reference whenever they occur indicate corresponding parts in all the ligures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the seat, the front or outer part of which is recessed; A', the rear wall; B, the bottom, and C the hinged front side of my stool, which is supported by legs b, placed beneath the bottom of the same.

In itsnormal or closed position the stool serves to act as a cushioned seat by means of the cover D in connection with the supporting-back J, the parts being interlocked together by means of the engagement of the hook d and front rail d of the detachable cover D,respectively, with the plate a of the seat A and the bolt of thelo'ck e of the hinged front O. By manipulating thelock c the front port-ion of .the cover D may be freed, so as to be raised slight-ly, and the hook d and plate a may be then disengaged and the cover entirely removed, whereupon the front O, working on its hinges c, will automatically fall and resume a horizontal position, being su pported by the drop-feet c2.

In the receptacle provided by my hollow stool is placed a vessel or pan P, supported when not in use by means of the engagement of its flanged edges with the grooved strips a', secured to the seat A and placed thereunder. A drawer G also contained therein is provided with a series of compartments for medicines for the use of dilferent treatments.

In practical operation the pan I is removed, and after being charged with the proper medical solution or simply with water is placed on the bottom of the stool, as represented in Fig. 3. After being seated the operator raises the mirror E, hinged at e to the front C, until it reaches the proper angle, in which position it will be sustained for any desired period by means of the engagement of its bifurcated support h with toothed or serrated plates H of the front C. The recessed seat permits a complete reflection of the affected parts upon the mirror andat the same time enables the person to obtain a better view of the mirror. After use the parts may be replaced in their original normal position again.

For convenience in moving the stool I provide the same with handles F, and in order to strengthen and re-enforce the stool I provide vertical standards A2, placed between the seat and bottom of the same.

Having now described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, :is-

1. A stool providing a seat recessed at its front, a receptacle below the recessed seat, a mirror supported by the stool in position to reflect the under surface of the seat, and a cover for the seat, substantially as described.

2. A stool providing a seat and a receptacle below the seat, a movable side to the stool IOO adapted to be extended in a horizontal position from the stool-base, a mirror supported by the movable side in position to reflect the under su rfaee of the seat, and a detachable cover with locking devices securing` the whole structure together and also locking the movable side closed, substantially as described.

3. A stool providing a seat and a receptaele below the seat, a hinged front side te the stool adapted to move to a substantially horizontal position, and an adjustable mirror movable with said front side, substantially as described.

4. A stool providing' a seat recessed at. its front and a receptacle below the seat, a movable front side to the stool adapted to move to a substantially horizontal position, and an adjustable mirror movable with said front side, substantially as described.

5. A stool providing a seat and a receptacle below the seat, a hinged front side to the stool adapted to move down to a substantially horizontal position, a mirror carried by said front side, and a detachable cover for the seat., which when in place holds the front side closed, substantially as described.

G. A stool providing a seat and a receptaole below the seat, a removable cover for the seat, grooved strips for removably sustaining` a vessel within the receptacle, a base to the stool upon which the vessel may rest when removed from the strips, and a movable frontside to the stool, substantially as described.

7. A stool provided with a recessed seat, a supporting-back, and a hinged front provided with an adjustable mirror, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day oi June, A. D. 1890.

JEROME E. BLANC.

Witnesses:

N. MARLER, GEO. II. GRAHAM. 

